A/HRC/33/38 heightened protections; attacks on them have an impact on peoples’ enjoyment of their rights, including to health, education and freedom of religion. Parties to the conflict must allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of impartial humanitarian relief for civilians in need. It is increasingly accepted that non-State actors that exercise governmentlike functions and de facto control over a territory must respect human rights standards when their conduct affects the human rights of the individuals under their control. IV. Context4 11. Since 2011, Yemen has been the theatre of a number of simultaneous and overlapping armed conflicts. In the present report, the High Commissioner focuses principally on the conflict between, on the one hand, forces loyal to President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, supported by the coalition forces and, on the other, the Popular Committees affiliated with the Houthis and the army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. This has been the predominant conflict in Yemen during the time frame covered by the present report, and the most consequential in terms of overall impact on the civilian population and the country’s fragile infrastructure. The conflict has, to some extent, encompassed pre-existing conflicts, such as those between the armed groups of the Islah Party and pro-Houthi armed groups; and the armed groups affiliated with the Hirak Party against the 33rd Armoured Brigade, led by Brigadier General Abdullah Dhabaan, whose forces are affiliated with the pro-Saleh army units. 12. During the period covered by the report, the situation in Yemen deteriorated significantly. The ongoing attacks from the ground and the air have continued to inflict heavy casualties, caused extensive damage to public and private infrastructure and frequently impeded the rapid passage of humanitarian relief for civilians in need. 13. Between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016, OHCHR documented 2,067 civilians killed and 2,815 injured as a result of the conflict. Of those, 1,259 civilians were allegedly killed and 1,360 injured as a result of air strikes by the coalition forces, 475 civilians were allegedly killed and 1,121 injured as a result of shelling by the Popular Committees and army units loyal to former President Saleh and 113 civilians were allegedly killed and 154 injured as a result of attacks by armed groups affiliated with Al-Qaida and so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Others were killed and injured by unidentified armed groups. That brings the total number of documented civilian casualties to 3,591 killed and 6,360 injured since the intensification of the conflict on 26 March 2015.5 V. Cooperation with the national commission of inquiry 14. On 7 September 2015, President Hadi issued presidential decree No. 13, amending presidential decree No. 140 of 22 September 2012, and thereby appointing the nine members of the national commission of inquiry to investigate allegations of human rights violations that have been reported since 2011, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 24/32 and 27/19. Following the resignation of three of the appointed members and the death of another, on 10 May 2016 the President appointed four new members. 15. In accordance with the request, contained in Council resolution 30/18, that OHCHR assist the national commission, the Office promptly undertook a number of actions. It 4 5 See annex I, section A, for additional information on political developments and humanitarian conditions. See annex II for infographs on casualties recorded by OHCHR. 5